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Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is fifth highest in population for the country and the number one state in population for the Midwest. Illinois is ranked 25th in Area making it 12th in population density. Springfield is the capital of Illinois and Chicago is the largest city in the state. Cahokia, in Southern Illinois, was a city from 1300 to 1400 AD that had a population of 40,000 people. Currently 66% of the population of the entire state lives in the northeastern corner of the state.

There have been three United States Presidents that were living in Illinois when they were elected. Those presidents are Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama. President Ronald Regan was born and raised in Illinois. Abraham Lincoln is also interred in Oakridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. There are many other Lincoln sites located in and around Springfield including Lincoln's Home, the train station he departed from for the white house and Lincoln's New Salem located near Petersburg just outside of Springfield. Located in Southern Illinois is a region known as Little Egypt. It is known for warmer temperatures, small scale oil deposits and coal mines. In the past there has even been cotton farming in this region of the state.